Review of Attack on Titan Season 3

I know you already hate me for this rating, but I’ll have you know that I’ve rated all other attack on titan seasons either a 9/10 or 10/10. No, I’m not just one of those people who hates on popular anime just to be different. So hear me out. (spoiler free) 
 Story - 6 The story starts out slow, with just about no titan action. There are some backstories revealed here, like Levi’s past. Couldn’t be more boring. Levi’s “father” wasn’t great to him. Boohoo. That doesn’t excuse how cocky and mad Levi is 24/7. However, the story picks up in the second half and we getmore action, just not titans, instead it’s between humans. Luckily more of Eren is shown, and there are some suspenseful moments. A lot is added to the history of titans. But at this point, I wish the characters could be closer to the cellar. Even Sasha says “wait, the cellar is actually going to be important now? I almost forgot about that” once there is talk about the cellar near the end of the season. I honestly can’t tell if this was a joke put in by the writers... because this is literally what I was thinking as a watcher, except it’s not a good thing to have important plot points forgotten about do to the slow pacing of an anime. Also, why the heck has nobody talked about Reiner and Bertholdt? You’d think that these people would be going through an existential crisis, digging for any answer they could possibly find, and talking about how shocked they were of that extreme betrayal. But no. Seems like our characters have somehow already moved on and don’t worry about how two of their trusted comrades literally were the reason that got them into this whole mess. There is some titan action at the end, which was scary just like the first season! Defiantly the best part of the whole season.


Art - 10
Art is great as per usual.


Sound - 8
I get why some people are mad about the opening, and don’t get me wrong, I love the fiery and exciting openings we got in season 1 and 2. But those just wouldn’t fit for this season, since there is a lot less action. The opening is nice and peaceful with some cute visuals of Eren, Mikasa, and Armin as children. However, it doesn’t come close to beating an opening like Sasageyo.


Characters - 4
I didn’t see any character development throughout this season except for Historia. That being said, I didn’t really care for Historia. Her character isn’t that interesting - she’s the quiet, nice girl, and who would have guessed that she is going to have a turning point where she decides she’s not gonna be that quiet nice girl anymore? Come on, everyone has seen that kind of character before. Another problem is Levi. His tough guy attitude is really cringe worthy this season. There is a scene where Levi and Erwin are arguing about something, and Levi threatens to break both of Erwins legs if he doesn’t change his mind. Erwin remains completely calm and basically says “No...” and what does Levi do? Eventually accept that he isn’t going to change Erwin’s mind, which he could have done way earlier. I mean seriously, who talks to their higher up like that? Shouldn’t Erwin be threatening to break both of Levi’s legs if he doesn’t cut the bossy and unnecessarily rude act? It’s almost as if Levi is trying really hard to be like Kenny. Even though Levi claims to hate Kenny, he is a lesser version of him. Kenny is a tough guy naturally, which actually makes him a kind of like-able, cool character. But Levi tries way too hard to be tough like him and it just makes him look stupid. Another problem is Mikasa. I swear 99% of what she does in this part is just coddling Eren. “Eren, eat your food! Eren, get to sleep! Eren, you need to rest!” It’s like her only personality trait now is just being obsessed with making sure Eren is in perfect condition.


Enjoyment - 4
It’s frustrating how slow this season went, but I still enjoyed parts of it, mainly the end. Honestly, one of the best moments was in the last episode. While it felt at first like a total dud finale with nothing really happening, Sasha gave us some drama! She goes crazy for some food yet again and Connie and Jean struggle to rip her off of it. This is unfortunately one of the few times in this season where I was on the edge of my seat: “how will they get Sasha away from the food? Will tying her up work? What if she eats all of it and the other people hate her?”. I’m not even kidding, most of the season is so slow that it doesn’t even beat the levels of suspense in what’s supposed to be a funny scene of Sasha going crazy over food.

Overall - 5
I’m disappointed. Don’t skip this season, because it does have a lot of important information on titans. Just don’t expect to be on the edge of your seat like you were for season one. I can tell you that it’s defiantly worth it to power through this season, because part two of season three is so much better, and back to the usual titan action like in season one!


TLDR: I couldn’t really help but be bored while watching a good portion of this season due to a lack of character development and slow pacing. It’s by no means terrible though, and has some redeeming moments you will really enjoy.